# Amputations at Ahlstrom-Munksjo
> OSHA SIR `2019099633` · 9/16/2019 · KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Coaters-paper production
## Employer
- **Name:** Ahlstrom-Munksjo
- **Location:** 600 Thilmany Rd., KAUKAUNA, WISCONSIN, 54130
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working as a coating press operator noticed that the starch silo had jammed and was attempting to clear the jam. When the jammed starch cleared, the auger actuated and contacted the employee's hand. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right index finger, just below the first knuckle.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*